Competency information

Details

Perform, under supervision with a paediatric audiologist, appropriate tests for a child with a development age of 24–40 months, which may include VRA, as above, speech discrimination tests, performance sound field, headphone, BC audiometry

Considerations

  • The range of relevant tests and their application
  • The range and use of speech discrimination tests
  • National recommended procedures for diagnostic testing
  • Test protocols and parameters for AC, BC
  • Test contraindications
  • NHSP guidelines on early audiological assessment

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 1 Outcome Perform any subjective and objective development and age-appropriate hearing tests within the field of paediatric audiology and rehabilitation